Genre in a city
The 16 most-read soukous artists based in Kinshasa, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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16 artists are tagged soukous in Kinshasa. The biggest move was Rigo Star, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Fally Ipupaafrobeats, soukous | 6,301 | 0 |
02 | M’bilia Belcongolese rumba, soukous | 2,414 | 0 |
03 | Madilu Systemcongolese rumba, soukous | 1,166 | 0 |
04 | Pépé Kallésoukous | 1,115 | 0 |
05 | OK Jazzcongolese rumba, soukous | 1,006 | 0 |
06 | Sam Mangwanacongolese rumba, soukous | 823 | 0 |
07 | Quartier Latinsoukous | 628 | 0 |
08 | Wenge Musicasoukous | 609 | 0 |
09 | Defaosoukous | 401 | 0 |
10 | Papa Noëlsoukous | 209 | 0 |
11 | Rigo Starsoukous | 173 | +2 |
12 | Mayaula Mayonisoukous | 172 | -1 |
13 | Staff Benda Bililisoukous | 160 | -1 |
14 | Bopol Mansiaminasoukous, singer-songwriter | 121 | +2 |
15 | Syran Mbenzasoukous | 115 | -1 |
16 | Pépé Fellysoukous | 101 | -1 |
How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.